From My Notebook

Why Does God Allow Evil Things to Happen to Good People?

ByTom May

Sometimes a question comes across my desk and my immediate reaction is, “We need a three-month seminary course to answer this question.” Today’s question by a dear friend falls into such a category. “Why is there evil in the world?” Realize the answer on this page is literally a “Reader’s Digest” version, but each paragraph…

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Are Natural Disasters a Form of Punishment?

ByTom May

It really was just a matter of time. People often make a correlation between pain and punishment. Yesterday I received an email posing a question related to the coronavirus. Today I received a related question. The first article addressed the issue, “Is the coronavirus a punishment found in the ‘seven seals’ mentioned in Revelation?” Today’s…